Most people know that CPAs are known for helping people prepare and file taxes. Small business owners who work with CPA firms probably also know that CPAs are in a great position to help with bookkeeping and accounting as well. If you’re new to business (or have...
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How Good Bookkeeping and Tax Services Can Make A Big Difference
Bookkeeping and tax services seem to be everywhere, but are they worth it? There was a time not too many years ago that in order to get someone to do bookkeeping or taxes for your company you either had to hire someone full-time on your staff or contract with someone...
How to Find Revenue in Financial Reports…and Use It to Your Advantage
Mark V. Hurd, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard and Oracle, once said, “I know only a few ways to take market share and drive new revenue. I can engineer better products and services, I can build better relationships with my customers and deliver a higher level of...
How to Calculate Cash Flow (and Why This Number Matters)
As a small business owner, it can sometimes feel like you’re alone on a desert island with no help in sight for the endless financial reports you have to deal with. This blog post on how to understand and calculate cash flow is the 3rd in a series we’ve been doing on...
How to Read a Monthly Balance Sheet (And Why It Matters)
According to financial website The Balance SMB, the monthly balance sheet is “the most important of the three main financial statements used to illustrate the financial health of a business.” In previous blog posts on this site, we have talked about those 3 key...
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Entry-Level Accounting Positions: How To Start Your Career On The Right Foot
Attention, job seekers! Are you interested in the best way to secure entry-level accounting positions? Then this post is for you. We’ll explore what hiring managers are looking for, what a good starting salary would be, what kind of experience you need (or don’t...
Operating Lease vs Finance Lease: How New Rules Will Affect Your Small Business
In an earlier post on new lease accounting standards and how they can impact your business, we discussed a couple of different types of leases. Because most business owners are involved with renting some type of property or equipment regularly, we thought it might be...
9 Types of Accounting Jobs To Consider If You’re Looking For An Interesting Career
If you’re wondering what types of accounting jobs are available to college grads and job seekers with accounting degrees, you’ve come to the right place. We’re a CPA firm that’s been around a while (40 years and counting), so we’ve seen a thing or two. One thing we...
How Farm Bookkeeping Can Sow Seeds of Success In Your Ag Business
Farm bookkeeping isn’t exactly like bookkeeping for ordinary businesses. In the “non-ag” world, tracking transactions is fairly straightforward. But on the farm, things move at a different pace. The physical aspects of running a successful farm are tough enough....
New Lease Accounting Standards (And How They Can Impact Your Business)
Many businesses are involved with some type of leasing or rent-to-own transactions. Some lease property while others lease equipment to run their operations. Others are the ones leasing those things out to others as a source of revenue. New lease accounting...